The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-06-24


oRIHoGRAPHy.
/. Do you prefer alpaca or gingham for
an apron2
2. A horde of savages rushed through the
breach.
0. The dyer while dyeing piece OF cloth
met with dire disaster.
4. The ascent of the Alleghanies tests
both muscle and mettle.
5. The r. X. fare from Terre Haute to
Kcokuk lis half sovereign. Mackerel,
fame, bicycle, Iquinsy, deleble, indelible,
cinders, mauacle, bilious, Chautauqua,
hygiene, Lackawanna.
JUN1oRs-sUPT. J. 8. GRIMES.
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
1. Define government, laws
2. What is state2 A Constitution
3. Name and define the different classes
Of colonial governments.
a. How old must Representative be?
What other qualifications are necessary.
How are the vacaLcies in the Representa-
tion from any state to be filled.
5. Repeat the clause which relates to
revenue bills.
9. Giye the different processes by which
bill may become law.
Z. Define Habeas Corpus, Ex-post-facto
law. Bill of Attainder.
8. What powers are granted to Congress2
o. Repeat the clause of the constitution
which defines the qualifications of the Pre-
sident. What are the powers and duties
of the PRESIDENT
10. Who would be president in case Of re-
moval. death, resignation or inability both
of the President and Vice PRESIDENT
IL. Constitutional Amendment how pre-
pared and how ratihed2
12. Where is the Judicial power Of the
U. S. yested2
JUNIoRs-sUPT. l.. o. FoosB.
LATIN.
1. What can you say of the pronuncia-
ton and accent of Latin words?
g. What can you say of the gender of
nouns of the first, and second declensions?
8. Decline caput, acus, in both numbers,
also felix and hic, haec, hoe in all genders
in singular number.
4. Geneva est oppidum proximum Helve.
itorium tnibus. Translate, compare proxi-
mus, and give case and government of op-
pidum and finbus.
8. Give first person singular of possum
in Indicative and Snbjunctve moods
6. DIoIT REGNUM in ciyitate sua ooCUPATUM
EssR. Translate and parse underlined
words.
7. Translate and govern underscored
wors; Dixit gallos ROMANS jusjurandum
DEDIssE. CoNvooATIs eorum PRNoIpIBUs
Caesar graviter eos accusat. Mons, quem
Labieno oCCUPARI yoluit, alb hostibus
tenetur. Hoe facilius els persuasit, quod
undiuue LOCI NATURA Helvetii contiuentur.
sRNIoRs-DEPT. sUPT. J. L. STEWART.
HISTORY OF PEDAGOGY.
/. What do you understand by history
of pedagogy, and of what value is knowl-
edge of the subject in teaching.
2. Name three prominent educators. and
outline briefly the sytems, methods or prin-
clples advocated by each
8. What reasons can you give in favor Of
public school system over which the state
must exercise general supervision?
4. Discuss briefly the teachers employ
ment by the board of directors, his dsmis.
| sal and legal qualifications.
] g. Certificates Kinds, and value of in
Pennsylvania.
6. Scholars--Age, residence, suspension
or dismissal from school,
Z. School term-Maximum and mini
mum.
g. School year-Beginning and ending of.
| ORAL.
!. How many directors in rural districts.
2. How many votes must a teacher have
| to be elected?
g. Could a smaller number than four
directors dismiss II teacher?
4. Can you name any other acts of the
board that require majority of the whole
number?
5. What do you understand by the legal
qualifications of the teacher?
6. How does teacher procure a perman-
ent certificate?
Is provisional certificate obtained in
one county valid in another? Can it be
made valid?
s, How long is professional certificate
validi
0. For what length of time can pupil
be suspended from school?
JUNIoEs-PRlN 7. R. MOSS.
l. Name some of the more common errOre
readers are apt to commit.
2. How is expression brought out?
3. What do you consider good reading,
4. What is your opinion of counting at
the punctuation points in order to secure
proper pause?
8. How would you correct the habit OF
rapid reading.
9. How would you correct reading in too
low tones to be distinctly understood.
7. How would you correct imperfect
articulation? Pronounce hosts, delinquent,
detriment.
8. Mention some of the qualities of 6
good teacher of reading.
0. Would you attempt to correct all mis-.
takes at once, or would you do it by de.
grees? Pronounce duty, attribute, element
elements, route, consume.
TO- Name the vowels.
II. Has the letter more than one sound
12. Name several of them. How wouG
you distinguish them.
13. suppose we should differ upon the
pronunciations of fast and calm, how could
we reconcile our difference?
IA. Pronounce Cands, tents.
10. Can you recall any errors in youl
reading to which your teachers have called
your attention..
l6, How do you distinguish different
sounds of the same letter, in the dictionary
II. Is the selection you read similar tc
those read by the others?
1S. What do you mean by rhyme2
10. What do you call poetry that does
not rhyme?
20. Pronounce blots, arguments, dill
gence, tenements.
81. Pronounce hundreds.
%. "He made easy things difficult to uu
derstand," Read this so as to compliment
the person referred to-
%, What are some of the difficulties
peculiar to the reading of poetry? How
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